Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 300 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
12. 12.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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